Members’ Directory

Francine is a former WiPS president.

Long-time Lantau resident, Sally is the co-author and illustrator of "Portraits of Trees of HK and S China", and her works have been exhibited in HK and London.

Karma is a self-taught acrylic painter and has been doing acrylic painting for over ten years. She is most happy to share her acrylic painting journey with others as well as her paintings.

Y.Y. Chan is a multi-award-winning children's author from Hong Kong. She is passionate about creating stories that are real, emotional and pull at the heartstrings. She is currently residing in Guangzhou, China, where she is teaching English at a primary school, and finding inspiration for new stories.

Claire is co-author of the award-winning Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels, which follows five generations from imperial China to modern-day Hong Kong. After graduating from Princeton University, she spent 30 years in brand management for firms such as Tiffany & Co. and Harry Winston. She is currently developing a TV series based on the memoir.

A previous UK background in admin (civil servant, Macmillan publishing, KPMG) and British Council TEFL. Experience as NET in Hong Kong. Currently attached to two science departments at HKUST collaborating with PG/UG/MPhil students on interviewing/presentation/academic writing skills. Review/proofread faculty papers, thesis and report work.

From rural Wales, armed with a law degree from London and experience of residential care work in Scotland, Hong Kong gave me the opportunity to teach for which I am ever grateful. I love to write poetry and short stories. I am however a far more prolific photographer. Scenery and contrasts are my preferred subjects.

A former bookseller, folklorist, museum curator, and university lecturer, Heather Diamond is the author of American Aloha: Cultural Tourism and the Negotiation of Tradition. Her essays have appeared in Memoir Magazine and Sky Island Journal, and she is currently working on two memoirs.